Alsultan Mohammad, Kliea Marwa, Hassan Qussai
Internal Medicine Department, Nephrology, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria.
Internal Medicine Department, Neurology, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria.
IDCases. 2024 Aug 5;37:e02054. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02054. eCollection 2024.
•Catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is associated with several debilitating consequences for patients and medical institutions.•Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) significantly reduced the incidence of CRBSI in patients receiving therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE).•Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) reduced the medical care costs•ALT should be considered an acceptable and reasonable approach for patients receiving TPE.
•导管相关血流感染(CRBSI)会给患者和医疗机构带来多种不良后果。
•抗生素封管疗法(ALT)显著降低了接受治疗性血浆置换(TPE)患者的CRBSI发生率。
•抗生素封管疗法(ALT)降低了医疗费用
•对于接受TPE的患者,应将ALT视为一种可接受且合理的方法。